Standing Before Love (Myra and Sean) novel Chapter 152

“Are you saying you want to take away the twenty percent I own of Stark Group?” Myra mocked.

“That’s right!” Kris exclaimed without trying to cover her intentions. Suddenly, she lowered her voice and sounded especially vicious. “Don’t assume that I’m unaware. Aside from the twenty percent you own in Stark Group, you also have fifty percent of Chase Group’s property at Hilliville. And the Ritz Carlton… Myra, I gotta give it to you—you’re certainly amazing! Heck, you even had a deranged and pitiful mother who abandoned you and killed herself in the end!” Once she was done, her gaze became gentle and friendly again. She walked into the elevator calmly and let the doors close.

Myra had her hands clenched tightly by her sides as she glared at the woman beside her. She could never forget the painstaking life her mother had in those last few years up until the day she killed herself in the hospital. Before she could say anything, the elevator doors were stopped from closing again by another hand. It was an attractive hand with slender and thin fingers.

Following the hand up, they were greeted by a handsome face. His features and bone structure were very prominent. Moreover, the black suit he was wearing made him look even taller. He did not have any emotions on his face. In his left hand, he was holding a plastic bag while he had a cigarette in the other. When he looked up, his eyes were as deep and still as an old well. He stood at the entrance of the elevator without saying anything, but he carried a calm and domineering presence that showed he was not an ordinary person at first glance.

After glancing at the two people inside the elevator, he put out his cigarette and threw it in a nearby trash can outside before entering.

Myra struggled to breathe all of a sudden because the man who walked in was the man who had left and returned—Tony.

He was holding the bag of things she bought from the supermarket along with the two pairs of pink men’s underwear that stood out. Was he going up to her place now that he was in the elevator? Even though his actions surprised her, she couldn’t help but glance at Kris who was beside her. She tried her best to suppress the despise she felt for she did not want to have a contorted facial expression.

As soon as Kris looked up, she was immediately attracted to the man in front of her. Not only was he handsome, but this thirty-four or thirty-five-year-old man also had a mannerism and introversion that even Cameron did not possess. She could identify his social status and family background just from the look in his eyes. He’s definitely not someone Sean can compare to! She was only resentful of Old Master Stark’s bias toward Myra at the time and for buying this luxurious apartment for her while she received nothing.

When she noticed that he did not press the elevator button, she tucked the loose strands of hair at the side of her face behind her ear to reveal her perfect neckline and collarbone. Disregarding her enemy, Myra, beside her, she asked in a gentle voice, “Excuse me, which floor are you on?” She intended on pressing his elevator floor button for him.

Tony glanced at her briefly before simply looking away, not having any intention of talking to her. As such, her body stiffened. She always took pride in her beautiful appearance and voluptuous figure. Men she liked were never able to escape from her. After getting brushed off by Tony today, however, she was able to sense the slight hint of disdain. Narrowing her eyes, she put on an even warmer smile. “I see we’re going to the same floor.”

When he still did not give her a response, it looked like she was about to snap. Myra scoffed at her from the side. How could she not know what Kris’ intention was? Nonetheless, Tony’s tactics allowed her to let out a sigh of relief.

Kris knew that Myra was laughing at her. Despite being enraged, she did not want to lose her feminine appearance in front of this man.

After Myra scoffed at Kris, however, she was unable to laugh anymore for she realized that Tony did not have the intention of going to another floor. Aside from her elevator floor button that was lit up, the rest were dull and gray.

She pretended to glance at him carelessly but caught him looking right at her with his deep gaze. Something seemed to have flickered across his eyes, but it happened so quickly that she was unable to see clearly. Not long after, the elevator bell went off to indicate that they had arrived.